#72B4CB

#72B4CB

Color Values

HEX

#72B4CB

RGB

114, 180, 203

HSL

195.5, 46.1%, 62.2%

HSV

195.5, 43.8%, 79.6%

CMYK

43.8%, 11.3%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7341 0.0749 222.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4CB

#CB8972

Analogous

#72CBB6

#7288CB

#72B4CB

Triadic

#72B4CB

#CB72B4

#B4CB72

Split Complementary

#72B4CB

#CB7288

#CBB672

Tetradic

#72B4CB

#B672CB

#CB8972

#88CB72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4CB

Protanopia

#8F8FC5

Deuteranopia

#8B86C4

Tritanopia

#75C1C0

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4CB;
color: #72B4CB;
border-color: #72B4CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F1F4
200
#CBE3EC
300
#A6CFDE
400
#75B6CC
500
#459CBA
600
#377D95
700
#2C6477
800
#224E5D
900
#1C3A45
950
#12252B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.31:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.11:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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